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Tales for 2's & 3's: Farm Animals & Jan Thomas III

3/27/2019

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We had a real blast in Tales for 2's & 3's today. I seriously love reading Is Everyone Ready for Fun? It is such a great interactive book and always is quite the hit whenever I use it in storytime. I particularly enjoy busting out my "irritated chicken" voice. The other crowd favorite of the day was Mr. Jon's snake in the grass with scarves. The kiddos thought it was a hoot!

Letter of the Week: Jj

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Music and Movement: Scarves

These are the songs that we moved to with scarves. If you are interested in checking out these songs, the album cover images are linked to Amazon so you can listen to a sample and/or purchase these great songs!

"Snake in the Grass"

"Shake Break"

Flannel: Old MacDonald

Today we sang about the horse, rooster, and pig.

Puppets: Knock on the Door

Today's animals were dog, chicken, horse, pig

Knock on the door
Knock, knock, knock
Please come out
Come out!
Hello, dog
How are you?
Hello, dog
How are you?
Dog says "woof"

Knock on the door
Knock, knock, knock
Please come out
Come out!
Hello, chicken
How are you?
Hello, chicken
How are you?
Chicken says "cluck"

Knock on the door
Knock, knock, knock
Please come out
Come out!
Hello, horse
How are you?
Hello, horse
How are you?
Horse says "neigh"

Knock on the door
Knock, knock, knock
Please come out
Come out!
Hello, pig
How are you?
Hello, pig
How are you?
Pig says "oink"

Action Rhymes & Songs

To see the songs and action rhymes for the month of March click here: Tales for 2's and 3's: Farm Animals & Jan Thomas

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Tales for 2's & 3's: Farm Animals & Jan Thomas II

3/20/2019

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This month is almost over! We have one more week of this theme. "Walkin' Ol' Joe" was an absolute hit with the kiddos today. They loved the "Whoaaaa" part. We were using bells with this song, so I leaned back and stuck the bells up in the air on the "whoaaa" part. The kids thought this was pretty funny. Knock on the Door is always a hit with the kiddos. They love getting to knock, wave to the animals, and make the animal noises. Our book for today got a few giggles. The kids loved saying "NO!" I'm sure their grown-ups were really happy about that after storytime (sorry!)

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Letter of the Week: Ff

Flannel: Old MacDonald

Today we sang about the dog, mouse and pig

Music & Movement: Animal Bells

These are the songs that we used with the animal bells. If you are interested in checking out these songs, the album cover images are linked to Amazon so you can listen to a sample and/or purchase these great songs!

"Walkin' Ol' Joe"

"Shortnin' Bread"

Puppets: Knock on the Door

Today's animals were horse, cow, pig, and sheep

Knock on the door
Knock, knock, knock
Please come out
Come out!
Hello, horse
How are you?
Hello, horse
How are you?
Horse says "neigh"

Knock on the door
Knock, knock, knock
Please come out
Come out!
Hello, cow
How are you?
Hello, cow
How are you?
Cow says "moo"

Knock on the door
Knock, knock, knock
Please come out
Come out!
Hello, pig
How are you?
Hello, pig
How are you?
Pig says "oink"

Knock on the door
Knock, knock, knock
Please come out
Come out!
Hello, sheep
How are you?
Hello, sheep
How are you?
Sheep says "baa"

Action Rhymes & Songs

To see the songs and action rhymes for the month of March click here: Tales for 2's and 3's: Farm Animals & Jan Thomas

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Tales for 2's and 3's: Farm Animals & Jan Thomas I

3/13/2019

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Graphic created using Picmonkey. Clipart from Krista Wallden of Creative Clips.

We are flying through our spring programming!

This month's theme is farm animals and we will be reading some of my favorite Jan Thomas books.

In honor of today's book, here is a cow joke:
What happens when a cow is exhausted?
It cowlapses.

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Flannel Board: Old MacDonald

These cute little animals are from a flannel set that I made back in October. I created them out of construction paper, drew the details on with my "fancy" markers, and laminated them.

Today we sang about the rooster, horse, and cat.

Letter of the Week: Gg

Music & Movement: Egg Shakers

These are the songs that we used with the egg shakers. If you are interested in checking out these songs, the album cover images are linked to Amazon so you can listen to a sample and/or purchase these great songs!

"Muffin Man"

"Popcorn" *crowd favorite*

Action Rhymes

I Went to The Farm
Credit: Kentucky Department for Libraries & Archives
*with puppets*

I went to the farm the other day.                      (march in place)
I saw a cow across the way.                             (point)
And what do you think I heard it say?             (cup hand to ear)
Moo, Moo, Moo!

I went to the farm the other day.                       (march in place)
I saw a duck across the way.                             (point)
And what do you think I heard it say?              (cup hand to ear)
Quack, quack, quack!

I went to the farm the other day.                      (march in place)
I saw a goat across the way.                             (point)
And what do you think I heard it say?             (cup hand to ear)
Bleat, bleat, bleat!

When Ducks Get Up in the Morning
Credit: Kentucky Department for Libraries & Archives
*with duck puppet*

When Ducks Get Up in the Morning
When ducks get up in the morning
They always say good day.
When ducks get up in the morning
They always say good day.
“Quack, quack! Quack, quack!”
That is what they say.
“Quack, quack! Quack, quack!”
That is what they say.

Songs

Come Along & Wave with Me
From Education Through Music - The Richards Institute of Education & Research
To the tune of “Oats, Peas, Beans, and Barley Grow”

Come along and wave with me
Come along and wave with me
We’ll wave and wave
and wave and wave
So come along and wave with me

Come along and hug with me
Come along and hug with me
We’ll hug and hug
And hug and hug
So come along and hug with me

Come along and twist with me
Come along and twist with me
We’ll twist and twist
And twist and twist
So come along and twist with me

Come along and stretch with me
Come along and stretch with me
We’ll stretch and stretch
And stretch and stretch
So come along and stretch with me

Come along and wiggle with me
Come along and wiggle with me
We’ll wiggle and wiggle
And wiggle and wiggle
So come along and wiggle with me

The Pigs on the Farm
Credit: Adventures of a Bookworm
To the tune “The Wheels on the Bus”

The pigs on the farm go oink, oink, oink
oink, oink, oink, Oink, oink, oink
The pigs on the farm go oink, oink, oink
All night long

The cows on the farm go moo, moo, moo
Moo, moo, moo, Moo, moo, moo
The cows on the farm go moo, moo, moo
All night long

The sheep on the farm go baa, baa, baa
Baa, baa baa, Baa, baa, baa
The sheep on the farm go baa, baa, baa
All night long

The chicks on the farm go cheep, cheep, cheep
Cheep, cheep, cheep, Cheep, cheep, cheep
The chicks on the farm go cheep, cheep, cheep
All night long

The farmer on the farm says “Go to sleep”
go to sleep, go to sleep
The farmer on the farm says “Go to sleep”
So I can get my rest

To the Farm
Credit: Library Ann
To the tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”

Horses, donkeys, cows that moo,
Chickens, kittens, piglets too,
Fish that swim down in the pond,
Ducklings quacking all day long.
All these animals you can see
If you go to the farm with me.

Puppets: Knock on the Door

I learned this awesome ditty from one of my co-workers at our downtown location. We have a big soft barn with animals that I use for this.

Knock on the door
knock, knock, knock
Please come out
Come out!
Hello (animal name)
How are you?
Hello (animal name)
How are you?
(animal name) says (animal noise)

Today's animals were cow, horse, and hen.

Knock on the door
knock, knock, knock
Please come out
Come out!
Hello cow
How are you?
Hello cow
How are you?
Cow says "moo!"

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